窥

kuī

k+uī·1st tone

to peep · to pry into

Radical: 穴 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

空穷突窝穴究窜窗窃穿窟窍

Same radical

空穷突窝穴究窜窗窃穿窟窍穹窘窑

New to Chinese?Start with pinyin·See the learning path

Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

Click the button below to start stroke animation

Character Decomposition

窥=穴+规

Etymology

hole

Meanings

to peep

to pry into

kuī

Loading examples…

Words with 窥 122 total

lit. to see one spot on a leopard · fig. a restricted view窥豹kuī bào to catch a glimpse of窥见kuī jiàn

Idioms with 窥 30 total Chain

take a narrow view of things · look at the sky through a bamboo tube and measure the sea with a conch shell · restricted in vision and shallow in understanding管窥蠡测guǎn kuī lǐ cè lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture管中窥豹guǎn zhōng kuī bào lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view窥豹一斑kuī bào yī bān